Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Issued: 3 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is

18.9°C

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	15s
Evening (05 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	3	0	3	2	4	5	5	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	5	5	5	4	2	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1132	980	723	662	298	1038	1295	1447	1979	2038	2160	5349	5166	4436	4225	3875	3827	3738	3691	3598	2960	2692	2480	2151	2061	1697	1647
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	WNW	NW	NNE	N	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:29AM1.60m				7:57PM1.23m				7:59AM1.67m				8:57PM1.21m				8:27AM1.73m				9:52PM1.19m
Low Tide	00:55AM0.26m					1:59PM0.24m				1:34AM0.40m				2:44PM0.08m				2:09AM0.54m				3:26PM-0.04m				2:41AM0.68m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	17	18	18	16	17	15	15	15	18	20	18	18	19	17	16	17	21	19	18	17	17	18	16	16
Feels °C	14	13	11	14	15	17	14	15	13	13	12	14	16	15	17	16	13	13	12	18	16	16	16	14	15	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 12	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	1132	980	723	662	289	1038	1295	1447	1979	2038	2160	5349	5166	4436	4225	3875	3827	3738	3691	3598	2960	2692	2480	2151	2061	1697	1647
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 15	WNW 7	WNW 21	WNW 7	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	WNW 4	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	173	175	133	133	298	118	180	154	1004	1323	1652	43	44	34	49	84	86	128	113	121	121	121	150	13	145	145	142
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	NW 16	WNW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	NW 21	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	SW 17	—	—	—
kJ	35	31	69	149	131	73	69	437	67	103	103	53	32	35	35	56	55	—	—	—	—	15	—	148	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	WNW 7	—	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	148	—	147	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Marina CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Pleasure Point-First Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	1	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	20	20	0	0	20	0	42	2	7	0	0	0	20	20	42	42	2	2	0	0	0	0	45	42	0	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey	Fullers	Fullers	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Fullers	Ghost Tree	Fullers	Ghost Tree	Fullers	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Fullers	Fullers	Fullers	Fullers	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree		Fullers	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	8	4	5	5	5	7	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lebu Chile	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4

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